In 2017, the Iowa Board of Medicine accused Dr. Robert Cunard of inappropriate prescribing, improper pain management and ...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has again assumed the position of Senate president pro tempore, putting him third in the presidential line of succession.

New body camera and surveillance footage shows the moments leading up to police killing Charles Leonard III in downtown Des Moines last November.

Polk County says someone is pretending to be a bond agent and giving fake bail amounts to release family or friends from jail ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...

Alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer, including breast and colon cancer, the surgeon general says, and new warning ...

Keith Dornbusch, 74, sustained critical injuries in the wreck near the Lakes of Sherbrooke community off Lyons Road on ...

Nonprofit and charity groups say the millions of dollars in food aid are key to feeding Iowa's children when schools are out.

The Des Moines Register opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who seeks to protect kids ...

The title of longest-serving Black senator was previously held by Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) who served two full terms from ...

President Biden and first lady Biden will visit New Orleans on Monday to grieve with family members of victims from the ...

Current House Speaker Mike Johnson walks into Friday's speaker election uncertain he'll walk out with the same job title.